Overview

I am one of the astronomers in the Physics department, and I previously taught Introduction to Astronomy (Phys 101 - may it rest in peace) . I am also involved in the ALFALFA Project, a consortium of 20 universities led by Cornell University and funded by the NSF, that uses the 1000-ft. (305-meter) antenna of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center's Arecibo Observatory to measure extragalactic abundance of neutral Hydrogen (HI). As part of this group, I have had the opportunity to observe at the Arecibo Observatory, and on several occasions to brings students to an annual workshop at the observatory. Recently, we have held our workshops at the Green Bank Observatory, home to the 100-meter Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT), the world's largest fully steerable single aperture antenna.

I am also in charge of the introductory physics labs (College Physics - Phys 103/104; University Physics - Phys 151/152). I teach many sections of each lab, I write the laboratory instructions, and have created an online setup manual that details the assembly of each experiment. I'm also the Physics department computer specialist; I keep all of the laboratory computers running as smoothly as possible.

I serve on the board of directors of the Adirondack Public Observatory (APO). Our group of amateur and professional astronomers have built an observatory for public use in Tupper Lake, NY, under the dark skies of the Adirondack Mountains. I give many public astronomy lectures and maintain the web site for the APO.

M.A. - Astronomy

B.A. - Astronomy

Regularly Taught Courses:

Phys 101 - Introduction to Astronomy

Phys 103/104 - Laboratory for College Physics

Phys 151/152 - Laboratory for University Physics

Research Interest:

I am involved in the ALFALFA Project, a consortium of 19 universities led by Cornell University and funded by the NSF, that uses the 1000-ft. antenna of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center's Arecibo Observatory to measure extragalactic abundance of neutral Hydrogen (HI). As part of this group, I have had the opportunity to observe at the Arecibo Observatory, and on several occasions to brings students to an annual workshop at the observatory.